Logo

Author Page

Chuck Ross 38,865 Entries
Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

PBS Takes the Wraps Off Key Dates, Including the Premiere for ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Final Season

Although one key date was missing from the schedule, PBS has unveiled a batch of premiere dates for early 2016. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the rollout for the hotly anticipated final season of “Downton Abbey” is set for Jan. 3 at…

First-Ever Science Fiction Multichannel Network to Premiere This Month — With Some Old TV Favorites in the Programming Lineup

A new network is set to premiere this month that is billed as the first-ever 24/7 science fiction multichannel network. The network, Comet, is a joint venture of MGM and Sinclair Broadcast Group, with the companies issuing a release today announcing…

How Far Have Prime-Time Ratings Fallen? The Latest Numbers Are In for the Metric That May Matter Most

Prime-time television ratings continue to fall, with a troubling drop recorded in an important metric during the third quarter. B&C reports that the numbers in the measure that determines advertising revenues were off 8% from a year ago. In the…

Britney Spears Keeps Dancing Through Wardrobe Malfunction, Caught on Video — Here You Go!

Singer Britney Spears’ costume started coming apart during a live concert performance Friday night in Las Vegas, and all the queen’s horses and men couldn’t put Britney back together again — so she just kept right on singing and dancing….

The Rap Album Currently Burning Up the Charts Is the Music of a Broadway Show Whose Subject Matter Takes Place More Than 200 Years Ago

A hit rap album currently on the charts features some unusual subject matter for the genre. The original cast album of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” “the hottest show of the fall, is burning up the rap charts and is…

Huge Turnout Continues for Major League Baseball

The MLB postseason continues to deliver big TV audiences for game coverage. TBS announced today that through Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets, the series is the cable channel’s most…

Groundbreaking Drama Series Moves From Fox to NBCU — In Spanish

A drama series that was hailed as groundbreaking when it had a four-season run on Fox is moving to the NBCUniversal channel NBC Universo, where it will air in Spanish. “Prison Break,” starring Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller and Amaury Nolasco,…

‘Petticoat Junction’ Star Dies

One of the regulars on the long-running CBS comedy series “Petticoat Junction” has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Pat Woodell, who played one of the three beautiful Bradley sisters on the popular sitcom, died Sept. 29 at her…

Founding Member of Venerable Rock Band Has Cancer — Many Consider His Band to Be the Greatest American Rock Group of All Time

One of the original members of a veteran rock band considered by many to be the greatest of all U.S. rock groups revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Reuters reports that Phil Lesh, who co-founded the Grateful Dead…

Oprah Buys 10% of a Well-Known Company and Its Stock Soars

Oprah Winfrey has acquired a 10% stake in a company that’s a well-known brand — Weight Watchers International – “sending the dieting company’s stock soaring Monday,” reports USA Today. Says the story, “Investors flocked to Weight Watchers shares in the…